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People group profile · PG018377

The Vietnamese of New Caledonia

The Vietnamese of New Caledonia, numbering about 4,200 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnic Kinh community indigenous to Vietnam.

They are a diaspora people in the Vietnamese people cluster of the Southeast Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Vietnamese.

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Fast facts

Country
New Caledonia
Population
4,200
Affinity group
Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
People cluster
Vietnamese
Primary language
Vietnamese (vie)
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism
Strategic Progress Index ?
Unengaged and Unreached
Evangelical
No Known Evangelicals
GSEC ?
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority ?
Frontier Unreached People Group
Region
Melanesia, Oceania

Where they live

Gospel status

The Vietnamese are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Vietnamese

  • Pray that God would send workers to this people group
  • Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
  • Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice

Primary religion

Roman Catholicism · Christianity

7% adherents

Primary language

Vietnamese · Austroasiatic family

100% speak Vietnamese

Gospel resources in Vietnamese

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Vietnamese

  1. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  2. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  3. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  4. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.

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Vietnamese in other countries

The same people is also reported in 23 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
VietnameseVietnam85,710,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseUnited States1,605,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseFrance656,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseJapan653,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseCambodia534,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseAustralia336,000No Longer Unreached
VietnameseCanada258,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseTaiwan217,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseRussian Federation150,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseLaos139,000No Longer Unreached
VietnameseThailand119,000No Longer Unreached
VietnameseUnited Kingdom100,000Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseMalaysia85,000No Longer Unreached
VietnameseGermany83,500Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseCzech Republic60,500Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseHong Kong46,500Engaged yet Unreached
VietnameseMacao18,500Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseNetherlands8,800No Longer Unreached
VietnameseNew Zealand4,900No Longer Unreached
VietnameseChina2,800Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseVanuatu500Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseUzbekistan450Unengaged and Unreached
VietnameseMartinique375Unengaged and Unreached

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